Rene Mouawad, 64, who had been president of Lebanon for...

November 26, 1989

Rene Mouawad, 64, who had been president of Lebanon for just 17 days when a powerful bomb ripped through his motorcade, killing him and 23 other people; although a native of a Lebanese mountain region known for its violent feuds, he was a cool-tempered lawyer who advocated dialogue and reconciliation in his divided country; as minister of education in 1981 and although a Maronite Catholic, he sliced through sectarian hatreds to organize examinations for Christian and Moslem youngsters whose studies had been interrupted by the civil war; Nov. 22, in Beirut.

Al Morgan, 73, Chicago area pianist and nightclub singer who earned the nicknamed ``Mr. Flying Fingers`` and who performed throughout the country; he became an international celebrity in 1949 with his hit version of the ballad

``Jealous Heart``; the recording won him his own Chicago-based television show; although he never enjoyed another hit so successful, he continued to compose songs and cut records; Nov. 18, in Loyola University`s McGaw Hospital, Maywood.

Roberto Arias, 71, Panamanian lawyer, diplomat and journalist who was the husband of Dame Morgot Fonteyn, the British ballerina; he had served as his country`s ambassador to Britain after he and Fonteyn were married in 1955; a member of a family whose ancestors were among Panama`s founding families and whose members were elected to the presidency four times, he was at the center of the country`s convoluted politics for decades; Nov. 22, in a Panama hospital, following a heart attack.

Clement Haynsworth Jr., 77, semi-retired as a federal judge and whose nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court was rejected by the Senate in 1969 because of questions about his judicial ethics and views on minorities;

President Dwight Eisenhower had named him in 1957 to the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Va., and he was senior judge there when President Richard Nixon nominated him for the high court seat left vacant by Justice Abe Fortas` resignation; Nov. 22, in his Greenville, S. C., home.

Charles Beck, 79, comic book artist who began his career in Chicago and who created Captain Marvel, the superhero who came to life at the word

``Shazam``; he first drew the ``world`s mightiest mortal`` nearly 50 years ago, and the superhero in red tights quickly became Superman`s rival for the affections of American youngsters; in 1940s, Captain Marvel Comics sold more than 1 million copies a month; he stopped drawing Captain Marvel in the early 1950s when Fawcett, the publisher, shut down its comics operation but in 1970s made a brief return when DC Comics, publisher of Superman, acquired the copyright to Captain Marvel and began republication; Nov. 22, in a Gainesville, Fla., hospital.

Yana, 57, British pop music star who first sang in public on a dare and went on to become one of her country`s most popular singers in the 1950s and 1960s; born Pamela Guard, her strong, clear voice, figure-hugging gowns and constant escort of pet poodles won her a huge following in Britain; several of her singles made it to No. 1 on the British pop charts; perhaps the best remembered of them is ``Climb Up the Wall``;

Oliver T. Sands, 70, executive vice president of Plus Inc.; he was an industrial packaging engineer, formerly with Lindbergh Engineering, Sears Roebuck and Company and Royal Continental Box Company; a longtime resient of River Forest, he helped start Plus Inc., a steel-strapping and industrial packaging firm, in the mid 1960s; Nov. 20, in West Suburban Hospital, Oak Park.

Paul Alfonsi, 81, former speaker of the Wisconsin state Assembly and a member of the Progressive Party before joining the Republican Party; he was elected to the Assembly in 1932, representing Oneida, Vilas and Iron Counties, became Progressive Party floor leader in 1935 and speaker in 1937; he ran for Progressive Party nomination for governor in 1940 and was a candidate for Congress in 1942, losing both times; he returned to the Assembly in 1958 as a Republican and was elected majority leader when Republicans gained control of the Assembly in 1969; Nov. 22, in a Madison hospital.